Capitalist society is hellscape enough for us adults, with every little damn facet of daily existence carrying a price. The commenters arguing that kids can (and should) be expected to learn about debt the hard way lack empathy and understanding that kids lack the developmental capacity to “buyer beware.”

So eUnited is unwilling to let him go. Because he has a contract. Just like all the other teams that wouldn’t let THEIR players come to him. Teams draft players, and contracts hold them on those teams for their term. There’s a lot to be said about unfair contracts that can trap a player on one team for their best…

from the horse’s mouth:

I picked it back up with the kids last weekend, and though the gameplay still slaps, the combination of looooooong loading screens, and needing to go through some complicated leave match-confirm-join new lobby shenanigans every time you get knocked out really makes it drag. Hopefully they can streamline the match…

Surprised that Ganza’s contract just lets him... not do his job, to the detriment of his entire team? Because... he’s mad that management wouldn’t let him fire a fellow player on his team? I guess I just don’t really see the argument for why he’s at all in the right here.

Lightning Spear scales well with Gravel Stone Seal because Gravel Stone Seal enhances Lightning. It’s right in the name? Come on Ian :/

By “backlash”, do you mean “ineffectual told-you-so-ing”? A federal abortion ban with a sympathetic conservative court in place is the end of the whole ball game, who cares what “backlash” comes after?

I live in Alaska, where we’re going into our first ever ranked-choice voting election this year. How’d we get it? A 2020 voter ballot initiative demanded it. I’m sure ballot initiatives work different in different states, and some states may not have it at all... but “that is not the place you or I will live in now or…

Super proud of Kotaku and the rest of the GMG sites for taking a stand and sticking to your guns. Your readers support you, and are invested in your success, don’t let management forget it! 

Wondering why this remains Kotaku’s most recent article 12+ hours later on a weekday? https://gmgunion.com/

So it’s not Ghost of Tsushima, but rather a glorified multiplayer boss rush patch presented as a standalone? This sucked when they tried it with Godfall: Challenger Edition, and it sucks no less now.

How do I kill the 30-50 coke hogs that run into my operating room within 3-5 minutes of heart surgery?

In my small town, about 1 in 4 High School students were diagnosed positive this Monday alone, as well as many teachers. In response, the school district allowed the High School to suspend in-person classes.... but decided to keep the Middle School and elementary schools open, so that parents are faced with having to…

I dunno, I really like how the lines were delivered so e fort less ly!

The countdown that can quite easily force you to advance to story missions before you get around to all your loyalties is probably a bigger factor than sending the wrong crew on the wrong task. 

Did Ami work on Root at all? Board Game Geek only lists Kyle Ferrin, but those cats, man.... that looks like it’s got to be part of some kind of Root expansion that I can’t wait to play!

You’d actually be surprised how VERY likely that is to change in many rural U.S.communities. Through what I assume to be a feat of inside lobbying fuckery, most of the various pots of COVID emergency funding that have come to states, cities, and Tribes through the CARES act (2020) and American Rescue Plan Act (2021)…

Good. The peek at Ed in the final episode made me positively dread their introduction as a character in Season 2. And overall, the story was just too padded with uncompelling B story fluff to inspire any confidence that the authors would be able to handle telling any new or interesting stories with the character. The…